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Peter Charles Lynch
House 1905-06 (District 47)
Party when first elected: Democratic
Counties Served:
Benton, Sherburne, Stearns
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
12/25/1863
Birth Place:
Portland, Maine
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
12/1/1932
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Foley
Occupation (when first elected):
Mercantile Business/Traveling Salesman; Nichols and Dean, St. Paul
EDUCATION
Elk River Schools; At Least Elementary School;
Clear Lake Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Widower (he married Pauline Matilde Gurke in May 1886, she died on March 27, 1897, before he took office)
Children:
Six children: Louis (also known as Hugh Bertrand Sullivan), Mary, John, George, Anna, and Ellen
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1865.
Elected:
11/8/1904
Residence:
Foley
Term of Office:
1/2/1905 to 1/6/1907
Oath Date:
1/3/1905
Counties Represented:
Benton, Sherburne, Stearns
Occupation:
Mercantile Business/Traveling Salesman; Nichols and Dean, St. Paul
Party:
Democratic
Committees:
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Drainage
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Logs and Lumber
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Prison Labor
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Roads, Bridges and Navigable Streams
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State Prison and Reformatory
Articles & Books About
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"Peter C. Lynch." St. Cloud Times, December 3, 1932, p. 3.
Photographs